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Sunday, 12 July 2026
13 facts about tears
13 facts about tears
Multipurpose liquid
Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Ganymede
The Moon is the only one in the Solar System that has a dipole magnetic field capable of creating a magnetosphere.
Moon
Despite its synchronous rotation, the Moon is constantly tilted to one side or the other.
Such deviations are called librations and thanks to them it is possible to observe as much as 59 percent of the surface of the silver globe from Earth.
Earth
The Earth's atmosphere weighs approximately 5.15 trillion tons.
As much as 75 percent of the atmosphere is at an altitude of less than 11 kilometers. With each addi ...
Fungi
The science of mushrooms is mycology.
Mycologists have developed several systems of classifying fungi.A less official classification group ...
Ganymede
Ganymede's core is composed of iron, which may be partially liquid and is surrounded by a thick mantle made of silicates.
Tears
The frequency of crying depends on human nature.
There is no equation to calculate how often people cry. It depends on various factors, such as emoti ...
NASA
After the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011, NASA began the development of the Commercial Crew Program (CCP).
It is a joint program with private corporations—SpaceX, Boeing, and the Sierra Nevada. SpaceX provid ...
Silver
Silver does not react with clean air and water.
However, it becomes dull upon contact with ozone, hydrogen sulfide, and air polluted with sulfur compounds. Silver halides slowly decompose when exposed to light.
Deimos
An eclipse of Deimos by Mars' shadow occurs on average 110 times per Martian year. Such an eclipse can last up to 4 hours.
Due to the short distance at which Deimos orbits Mars, these eclipses are most often total.
Aurora
Australians prefer to use the more accessible term - "southern lights" instead of Aurora Australis.